Trash Taste Reacts to the FINAL Evangelion Movie 

By rating Eva only a 7/10, Connor is outing himself as an emotionally stable person

The fact that Connor never got to relate to Shinji means he had a relatively happy childhood.

That scene where Shinji says "bye" to Rei, and they're literally standing on a set piece/in a studio, I always like to interpret that as Hideaki Anno breaking the fourth wall and is officially saying "good bye" to this franchise. His demons have been faced, and he has said all that he needs to say.

I always sorta hate the whole 'I would get into the EVA unlike whiny shinji' take because for whatever reason everyone forgets the whole, 'You feel the damage the EVA takes' part of the situation.

I think, after watching the OG series and EOE on Netflix, and out of every analysis video i've watched. My (personal) favorite interpretation of the series' message comes from a toy review channel, and it's "Life can be hard, but it doesn't have to be hell, as long as you put in the time and effort to make something good of a bad thing"

Finishing Evangelion is a really bittersweet emotion, especially after you've been watching it for a long time

Anno making Eva : otaku needs to go outside and live their life instead of being shut-in Eva : becomes most popular and influential franchise in otaku culture Anno : No, this isn’t how you’re supposed to play the game

Connor: Why's Shinji upset. The dude has no friends, no family members, is sexual repressed, and lived in a post-apocalypse, also when he meets his dad for the first time in years his dad forces him to fight to the death with Aliens, also he has to live with a penguin.

It’s funny that they compare Bojack and Shinji, because I’ve seen more people feel sorry and even love Bojack, a 50 year old mentally abusive alcoholic narcissist, and absolutely despise Shinji, a 14 year boy who’s been neglected, emotionally detached and is frightened when out in life threatening situations. Yes Shinji was whiny, but I really never understood the hate he got. As if you wouldn’t be scared fucking shitless if you were in his position.

I feel like the only time we’ll ever get a Trash Taste tangent this long will be when One Piece eventually ends. Assuming Trash Taste doesn’t end first.

Eva is Connor's worst nightmare of a series. He said he doesn't even like reading books because they have too much subtext

"Do I need to watch End of Eva?" Yes. It's an audio visual masterpiece. You're robbing yourself if you skip it

Turns out the "H" in Neon Genesis Evangelion does stand for Happiness.

I always took it as the ending of the TV show is what's happening in Shinji's head and the Ending of Evangelion movie shows you what's happening to the actual world.

I'm with Gigguk here and the Nirvana experience. I came out of that movie feeling ready to move to the next chapter of my life and say goodbye to the past in a positive manner.

Am I the only one who actually was satisfied with EoE? Shinji was given the choice whether to initiate instrumentality or not. And despite his pain, despite his mental situation, he chose individuality and human spirit because he couldn't forget all of the best times he spent with Asuka, Misato, Rei, his friends, and realized that it was ultimately worth it all

And the 3 endings aren't that hard to explain: - The series ending is like an insecure and depressive teenager having a discussion inside their own head. - The End of Evangelion is like the despair and angst of someone full-in on depression (trying to please everyone else while at the same time trying to rebel but without knowing against who or why) - This last Ending is like the hope and kinda carefree attitude after you've gone through depression. You grow up and you realize that the world won't end tomorrow and there are also genuinely good people that really care about you, even if they aren't able to show it most of the times. I loved how he (Shinji) made piece with Asuka, Rei, his father (his father actually started as an asshole in 4.0 but kinda redeemed itself) and wanted a fresh new start with someone that had no previous baggage with him, and genuinely seemed to just like him for what he was and can be (Mary).

"It's over. It's finally over." Me after the credits stopped rolling.

I feel like the disconnect with Eva is that many people watch it with the wrong mindset. Rather than going down the rabbit hole and trying to make sense of the plot like you would with a normal series, you have to take a step back and look at the message as a whole, which isn't easy to see when you're getting sidetracked by all of the meaningless details like Evas and Angels and Human Instrumentality.

---Spoilers--- For me, the final struggle added closure to the only character that Shinji had no connection with, yet so desperately tried to please throughout the series, the manga and finally these movies: his father. Gendo is the sole character who wants almost nothing to do with Shinji (except insofar as using him to get back to Yui), and him being his father, he should want the MOST to do with his son out of anybody, but Gendo himself feels too terrified and unworthy of raising Shinji without Yui. His failure and cowardice at raising Shinji is a large reason why Shinji has such difficulty with making connections with other people and makes him suicidal (and also so pathetically indecisive that he can't even be counted on to kill himself properly). Shinji talking with his dad about their wants, fears and desires in a Gnostic, extra-dimensional, metaphysical anti-universe in which realities can be imagined to the god-like being's liking (literal headcanons and analysis videos that real-world audience members have) and thereby manifest them is a direct reference to the esoteric principle of manifesting reality through thought (in 3.0+1.0's case, quite literally). Everyone gets a happy ending only through the destruction of the EVA cycle, the very core of what makes EVA, well... EVA. It isn't just about the characters moving on, but the staff, voice cast, the audience and even Anno himself moving on from not just these movies but the EVA series as a whole itself. 3.0+1.0 doesn't just break the fourth wall, it breaks the fifth wall. It's metacathartic, which I've never seen or experienced before in any medium or piece of art until now. The irony of Gendo calling the anti-space they're in the "Logos" while the final act of the film is pure Pathos isn't lost on me. Anno said all he had (and needed) to say and was convincing himself he needed to move on; he just spent millions of dollars and 14 years letting us know why as well. I was smiling with glossy eyes the entire last 20 minutes of the film because I saw what he was doing and appreciated it. It's time to lay the characters to rest and give everyone a "new beginning". I sincerely hope no more EVA products are made because while the film wasn't perfect, it ended the series perfectly. It would be like Toy Story 4 after the perfect ending of 3 (not necessarily a bad film, but an unnecessary one when the characters' stories in that universe are complete in the best way possible). However, I am also aware that Anno is a businessman and will probably allow the property to be added upon by others as he has done so in the past and the canonicity of literally EVERYTHING is made quite apparent by the ending of 3.0+1.0. Either way, as Garnt said, I feel fulfilled at having watched something I didn't really know I needed. EDIT: I think my interpretation makes even more sense now that I know Anno had a bit of an estranged relationship with his father, who felt inadequate at being able to take care of his family (he had an accident that cost him the use of a leg and thus, unable to work), which in a cruel irony, made him less able to connect with them as he self-isolated out of shame and fear, which clearly affected Anno growing up and well into his own adulthood.

I think the worst critique of Eva is that Shinji is too "whiny". Shinji is a very young boy dealing with serious trauma, surrounded by people unwilling or unable to help him, asked to do psychologically demanding things by those same people. Its obviously impossible to relate to Shinji's exact experiences, but to dismiss them outright is damaging. It's why people in the real world have such a hard time communicating with each other. My advice whenever I recommend Eva is to let it be what it is, and not to expect from it what YOU want it to be.

I think people forget that the Pilots feel everything that the Unit feels, that's the whole point of synchronisation in the series. I mean Asuka literally had her right eye and entrails explode, and her left arm split in two right down the middle because that's what was happening to her Unit. Not to mention the fact that Shinji's first experience in Tokyo-3 was being taken to a military base of an organisation he's never heard of, by a woman he's never met, to meet his estranged father, where the first thing he experiences is holding a badly injured damsel in distress while people are hyping him up saying he could save this girl and be the hero, and prove himself to his father if he piloted what he thought at the time was nothing more than a robot. Only to suddenly feel his forearm get snapped and his skull bashed in by a monster out to kill him. You didn't think it was weird that the Pilots all had mommy issues, and that during the most traumatic experiences in the Units they would be comforted by the spirits of their mothers? So no Billy Joe, you wouldn't have gotten into the robot, and if you did you would have killed yourself from the trauma afterwards.

Joey going to see 4.0 is the same as every person who went "yeah, it's been years...but I think I remember most of Twin Peaks," right before The Return came out.

Episode 26 is the best ending of Evangelion. If you don't enjoy seeing Shinji, the most miserable person of all time, genuinely smile and emerge from his suicidal depression then I don't know what will make you happy.

I can't put it into words how much I loved the last movie. 3.0+1.0 cured my depression (more accurately, depressive state, explained in P.S. below) of more than five years, and since the day I watched it I'm feeling better and more and more good things are happening to me all of a sudden. I resonated so much with Shinji in it and seeing him happy in the end was the trigger that I needed to accept the fact that I could be happy myself as well, regardless of my past trauma. Anno and Eva in no uncertain terms changed my life in an instant, and though I feel melancholic at the end of it all, I'm content and happy that Anno was able to share the story that he wanted to share all along. Thank you Anno and Eva for the memories and for saving my life. Goodbye, all of Evangelion! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.S. Please mind that I use the word "depression" very differently than it's clinical definition. I wasn't ever clinically diagnosed for it for a number of reasons, the symptoms that I experienced were in line with it, but of course since I wasn't ever diagnosed, I can't speak to the experience of those suffering with clinical depression. Eva was an outburst of a traumatized person and I resonated with that, and that was enough of a trigger for me to get myself out of that mental state. And it probably will not be so for anyone else. I had help from my friends all along this process, please if you feel that you're in a similar condition then it's most important that you reach out and seek help, whether it be from your friends or a clinical professional. It will, and it does get better, this state causes an aversion to seeking help but that is what you must do, because no matter what your troubled mind says to you, you're a precious human being who has to live their life to its fullest.

"The original ending left everyone unsatisfied.." I beg to differ lel

"as an Eva fan, you find your own closure" Glances at Re;take.

The new EVA movie series had a very emotionally cathartic ending. Gotta agree with Garnt with how transcendent it leaves you. If I was to describe how 4.0 ended the series, it's like riding a train that's hurtling extremely fast, then you passing out, and you wake up to a gentle stop to the end of the tracks that's right by the beach with your closest friends waiting with a cold one.

Anno wasn't dissatisfied with the ending. He's come out and said he didn't think the series needed anything but the TV ending. It also wasn't that bad bc budget, that's a myth, it's because Anno kept rewriting the ending so they didn't have enough time to animate.

"Why do you think I dont connect with Evangelion" - 19:33 Early in the interview "That sounds awesome" in response to Sinjii needing to get in the robot and fight. There is such a big disconnect between seeing what action movies/anime normalize and what a 14 year old kid would actually do, that people can only connect with the fantasy of what fighting in a giant robot would be like for a kid. If you think about how a kid would react in that situation, it becomes a lot easier to resonate with Eva.

15:55 Here is a comparison for Connors monkey brain. Put a 14 year old boy into a tank and tell him to go to war. Will he be happy about it or will he start screaming and crying for his parents?

You could say that Eva is rare case of being genuine, Eva is so genuine, it doesn't give any fucks. That's why it's so beloved.

This segment is just the Garnt and Joey show featuring Conner in a corner

So..... Evabridged 5.0? (Also, I loved the way Pandoraherself voice acted Maya and delivered all of that technobabble. I felt like 3.0 + 1.0 was so dense with jargon it was practically parodying this.

I finished 3.0 + 1.0 less than ten minutes ago and it was so satisfying. I’ll say this with the risk of sounding incredibly stupid, but the ending filled me with so much happiness and genuine hope for the future that i cried. I didn’t expect to have such a profound impact on me but here we are! For the first time in years i haven’t been afraid of the future all thanks to an overly-confusing but amazing anime.

1:35 "after the end of eva.... This end of eva" I love how he corrected himself because there are 2 end of evas😂

There are entire generations of weebs that don't see the appeal of Eva because they don't even realize that they grew up in a post-Eva world

Can’t tell if Connor actually hates talking about anime lol

OMG thank you for having this, I've been living off of other reactions, reviews, and analysis videos on Evangelion as a whole to deal with the post-Eva depression.

when i finished eva thrice upon a time, i felt relieved in a way, and it was strange because i was sure i'd be hurt, but that wasn't the case, anno really did smth with that last movie man, and whether or not people like it, it was great in many ways, eva is and always will be my favourite anime, and that's because at the time i was going through stuff, and really i could just relate, it felt like i was shinji, it felt like anno meant for something like this to happen, and honestly he's a genius, he got so many people hooked on that series, and even though i'm happy with the ending, i still hope for the franchise to continue, because in the world of eva anything can happen. I haven't read the manga for eva yet, but i'm planning on buying the volumes, then re-watching the movie for a greater understanding of anno's work. And man what else is there to say, this series beat down my previous favourite. rn i'm working my way towards my dream of reaching Japan, i've been thinkking about it for about 1-2 years, but never took it into consideration, And only about 6 months ago, i realised that if i want to do this, i have to do it now, since i'm in the final year of middle school. I'm 15 years old, i live in Denmark, so instead of starting high school at 15, we start it at 16. You guys really inspire me, i also one day want to be like you, i as well want to inspire others and give them hope. I try my best to support the Anime and Manga industry, because i simply love it, it's a beautiful work of art, and it's made me feel so many countless and different types of emotions over the past 3 years. I'm sorry that this message is that long, but i just kinda felt like expressing my emotions, and also, you guys keep up the great work, i'll always support you in anyway i can, and that's about all for now, so goodbye :)

Evangelion is the longest and most expensive therapy session ever put on film.

I appreciate the ending of Thrice Upon a Time for the simple fact that Anno literally told all of us to go touch grass.

I'm very lucky to have experienced these movies with 'an expert' as in, my friend who has watched all Evangelion related things she could get her hands in and probably read everything she could too. She read the manga, she could tell me all sorts of nice little trivia things like 'the angel was supposed to be that black cat' etc. kinds of things So it was really cool when I could just go "?" and she'd be able to explain It was amazing

But we see so much of 14-15 year olds going on these crazy adventures and that's how Connor is thinking about it because that's what he's seen so far. part of why eva was so revolutionary was because anno broke that stereotype and basically showed what would happen realistically to a power fantasy.

As someone who says Eva is their favorite show, I think one of the things I really got from the final movie was that at the end of the day, Eva is just a show, it isn’t the most important thing in your life, your life outside of Eva is what’s most important. It’s not something you should fight and argue over. Also I think the Rebuilds isn’t so much a cash grab (that’s probably part of it), but also Anno’s feelings towards Eva’s reputation as a whole; wanting to change things, wanting to make things satisfying for his audience, but that leads him into making things that he’s unhappy with hence the hiatus. I think that’s what makes all the call backs in the final movie so satisfying, he’s embraced what already exists in Eva before saying goodbye.

End of Evangelion was the original planned ending but as was said it was made different because of time scheduling and budget. I know this because in Ep 24, the preview for Ep 25 shows the Asuka Vs Eva series fight and the misato and Shinji scene with the elevator.

Having watched the original series for the 1st time recently, i would say that the show is actual really good storytelling. I was quite impressed by the intrigue they were able to build surrounding Angels, Eva, Gendo, Seele, what the conspiracy surrounding second impact is, what Gendo and Seele's motivation are. The flip side of that is alot of stuff doesn't matter by the end. The world building especially aside from the storytelling is great

"I was under the impression that it was gonna be some form of interesting take on like, being a teenager and struggling with mental health issues." I think it was very much about struggling with mental health issues, but not just in the story/plot but through how it was made.

I’d recommend watching the recent documentary with Anno. To achieve his vision he will put everyone through hell right up to the deadline. When they’ve finished making the final movie the staff all watch it in a private theatre together yet Anno won’t because he never watches them once he’s done with them. He’s a really difficult person to understand which is probably why Eva is so difficult to understand 🤷‍♀️

I enjoyed the Rebuild series because it became whole circle about the growth of Shinji as a character. "4.0" Thrice Upon a Time is called so, because it's the third choice and ending to the series in which all the events up to then as cannon but alternate timelines occurred because of the subsequent choices made by Shinji AND how that affected everyone else. Basically Shinji couldn't have chosen the last choice and matured as a character without going through the shit before.

I love the refinement of the story which the new Evangelion movies presented. It reminds me of the first time I read Arthur C Clarkes Space Odyssey series and noticed the revisions he made between books to better reflect both scientific accuracy and incorporate new backstory elements to add to each character's depth. It takes incredible integrity as a creator to make a new iteration of your work and present it to the public.

4.0 is Anno's mic-drop on Eva, on the real world, on what it means to Anno to be a human individual who one day will die and Anno's conclusions on that fact as well as his thoughts of cycles, rebirth, etc.

When I watched the last Eva movie I felt like a part of my life also concluded. What a wild ride. I loved it and felt like I understood most of what happened, but even though I've watched the whole series several times over throughout my life, I still feel like there's more to understand. So I'm gonna keep watching it. Forever. God, I love Eva... Time to buy another Misato figure.

Joey and Garnt sound like religious fanatics trying to describe their faith to an agnostic (Connor). "But once you experience it, you'll know! And the truth will set you free!" It's okay, I'm an actual religious fanatic. I just happen to also be self aware! Lol

Recently I fell into NGE, I've watched through all of the original show on Netflix alongside End of Eva, I've watched the rebuild series twice because Thrice came back to theaters, and read through the yoshiyuki manga based on the original series. I've very much enjoyed the series, but in the original I was so close on quitting watching it only because the middle is where you kinda lose interest over time, but somehow the start and endings of every version are just so captivating to the point you realize "wait this IS good." I felt odd with the original shows ending, I still need to rewatch it and take notes on it to keep it fresh, but to my memory it was just boring at the end, but when I watched End of Eva I was hooked on it and still am. How I went about was the best way to do it, just watching it without consulting the internet for answers and just making my own ideas and theories as I went along and it still feels satisfying on rewatches seeing something new and finding all the connections, for example like Marduk in the manga as the organization over the school shinji is transferred to, and that they make sure there are as many eva pilot replacements as need be. The rebuild lost me as soon as Mari got introduced, she's in the ending of the Yoshiyuki manga, but she just kinda left a sour taste in my mouth. The small changes made in the rebuild series also kinda hurt, like the dummy plug incident with a different pilot sets the narrative away from the classmates, and whenever the classmates are to be brought into the plot in the original, the scenes were just skipped. I watched the rebuild with my dad, by Thrice he didn't know who Kensuke or Toji were. As soon as I watched Thrice though I got recaptivated into the series. Right now I'm taking notes and going back through the series. I want to make a constructive journey video and giving incite from someone that is just slightly an anime fan. To put it simple, NGE is both the most fantastic series to watch, and the most "mid" series ever, but the finales are where everything just flips a switch in your mind. Preferably, I enjoyed the original more over the rebuild, the only thing the rebuild has better is the fact we get to see the characters grow up.

Take a piece of paper. Draw random violent scribbles in one corner, and write in the other corner "I am a Disaster". The doodle is Evangelion. The phrase is Bojack Horseman. Both mean the same thing but are very different.

I watched the series when I was 16 I believe. I binge watched it over a few days and I was extremely hooked. The ending of the series made me cry when I watched it the first time, probably because I just really had similiar emotions to the characters. End of Eva was pretty amazing visualy but I didn't really know what actually was going on so it left me a bit more confused, I still liked the action of it. So I was not actually really satisfied watching either of the endings to the series but I really liked them both regardless. As I said probably because it just hit me on a personal level at the time.

The original Eva series didn't end because of money, they had to ditch the finale at short notice because it's involved a angel worshipping suicide cult attacking a subway, which was a bit too close for comfort to the Aum Shinryoko attacks that happened IRL. So they had to ditch loads of stuff they had already done and come up with something different and Anno channeling his mental health problems into an intense introspective hypnogogic trip was what they could do from what they had.

I relate to Garnt's take so much. After all this time, all I wanted was some sort of closure for this story and, while the last movie (and the rebuild movies in general) was nowhere near perfect, it did gave me that sense of "finally, this is it."

I think it’s safe to say that the original Eva (and EoE) is a representation of human emotions and the effects humans can have on one another. The symbolism is an important part though. If Connor watched and perceived the movie as is without thinking about the overall meaning, he’s missing the part that is most important to people and what fans find most appealing. .

The sense of closure that the last movie provided me was unlike anything I’ve ever felt, it truly was a great way to end the Eva franchise

12:00 death and rebirth is a must for the music alone. tamashi no refrain from yoko takahashi is great

I've been waiting.... Waiting for this moment!

I think the best interpretation in layman's terms (I use 'best' sparingly, so I guess what hit me with the most light blub moments) was Geoff from mother's basement's take. A very well done and easy to understand synopsis on Eva and Geoff's interpretations of annos symbolism through eva

The way Garnt move his hand when talking is quite hypnotizing.

I honestly believe that the Eva manga deserves a lot more attention, it’s actually easier to understand then the original and the ending is way more satisfying then end of Eva or the original ending. I have to say, the manga is like a simpler and more easily understandable version of the original series, and I personally think that it is essential reading for any Eva fan. I read it alongside the rebuild movies and I have to say I think without it I wouldn’t have been as satisfied with the ending of 4.0. Overall every piece of media from evangelion is great, the rebuild movies are definitely not perfect however 4.0 provided an ending that has left a profound impact and it was overall an amazing movie. Even though I’m only 18 Eva nevertheless resonated with me greatly, and has definitely become one of my most favourite anime franchises. God bless Hidieki Ano

Honestly, it's true, I don't watch a lot of stuff because I usually don't want to watch stuff to enjoy it, and if I do- it's with another person usually, I watch things for the experience, the insight, that window into a whimsical place of wonder, like a bird's eye view so alien and refreshing from mine, it's like it's feeding my insatiable hunger for those shows that are just so raw and conveys the creators perspective in it

The amount you like Evangelion is inversely proportionate to the amount you like yourself.

Watched eva tv series as a kid, didn’t understand it. Then rewatched this year, as a 30 something. Then I immediately watched the old movies/end of eva. Felt a bit better about the end but still confused. Watched the new movies- not sure if I’m satisfied but honestly don’t know how else it could end.

connors take on eva really reminds me of the way people talked about eva back in the mid 2010s lol

It's been months and I think I finally know how to properly explain EVA. *It's like learning and experiencing the feeling of being hallowed out and being filled back in.* The last ending scene is literally what fulfillment means.

It might be not a good take, but honestly i fell good about every iteration of Eva, having growing up with it (i was 16 when the original anime was released and i watched it at the time), and as a farewell End... this was the best closure to it imo! I was honestly satisfied with the end of this great journey, and it was pure joy watching ma boy Shinji finally growing up and turning into an adult (as Anno also did even with the depression issue)!

I just finished the Eva series for the first time, as well as the movies and I was confused af. By the time of Rebuild 4.0 i figured most of the core plot and stuff but there’s also a lot of stuff didn’t understand. With that said I’m in love with the whole universe. Gotta rewatch it tho xD

Bruh made me bawl my eyes out finally Shinji was given peace and a life of love and support- 😞 sad we'll never get anything like this again ༼;´༎ຶ ۝ ༎ຶ༽

The cover of EoE has Asuke sitting next to Shinji. So I guess they both survive and have an akward moment looking at the world in LCL. Still weird but that movie is freakin amazing.

The scene when they travel inside the studio Behid the studio dimension fight +Shunji waiting isnide the studio and it's empty That was point it really started to feel

I started really getting into Anime this year. I mean having watched 100 shows in 9 months into. In January I started with movies as I thought it would ease me into it (it did). After that, the first show I watched was NGE. I thought it was pretty good and the ending + movie were experiences. Then around May I watched the rebuild series which was a bit underwhelming. So comes 3.0+1.0 and I thought it was the best thing to come from the series. Felt like it was a proper ending that was so well rounded. Looking back, the more time went on the better it got and this ending was probably a big reason for this realization. I’ll always cherish it and hold it close even though I’m not one of those people that legit grew up with it for so long.

3.0+1.0 means the end plus the beginning.

I just finished it... I feel a great sense of relief other than closure. It feels like I witness one of my close friend recovered from depression.

I just watched it all this month series,eoe,and rebuild movies. I like the comparison to kisnaiver. Came at the right time and i feel better after watching been really down about life lately. At 1st the rebuilds had me thinking this was a timeline where the characters did take the small steps to improve their situation and relationships like them cooking and asuka not sleep walking,really wanted to see that for shinji and asuka.

That CGI of Rei's head in 4.0 is absolutely atrocious lol

I remember watching Eva way back on Adult Swim in like 05 when I was in 5th grade. I just liked it because giant robots. Then I rewatched it in 2015, but I skipped the last two episodes because of everyone shitting on them. I still enjoyed it, but I could tell there was stuff there that I wasn't getting. Same with EoE. Also watched 2.0 & 3.0 in between then. I finally watched through the entire franchise (and that one doujin) right on time for 4.0 and I enjoyed every minute of it. Including episodes 25 and 26 and even 3.0 which I originally didn't like all that much. I also felt like I was starting to "get it" and understand some of what was going on and what Anno was trying to do and say. Won't say I understood every little thing or every bit of symbolism, but I could at least get an idea of what was going on.

Neon Genesis Evangelion nearly drove me to suicide. Seeing Shinji suffering is like seeing myself suffer, because at one point in time I was almost exactly like him, especially back in 10th grade when I was bullied to the brink of suicide. I simply cannot tolerate watching Eva. I felt forced to relive my trauma upon viewing it. I’m deathly afraid of it. Twice I had a nightmare where I saw myself as Shinji choking Asuka and starting the Third Impact. I’ve been struggling with this newfound depression ever since. I was obsessed with the series for over a year to try and outwit the isolation of the Coronavirus pandemic. It only increased the burden, and kept the memory of my friend’s recent suicide alive. Watching the End of Evangelion was like peering into a broken mirror, and I was viewing the hell I would’ve put myself through had things turned out differently, had I decided to give up living. It still haunts me to this day. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate what so many have claimed to idolize, and I beat myself further for failing to worship what they call praiseworthy, I forced myself to watch a show that reminded me of nothing but pain just so I wouldn’t be alone anymore, I was willing to sacrifice my individuality for some company amidst the isolation of the pandemic. I sought emotional refuge in the Evangelion fandom on social media, hoping they’d understand me and provide me with answers that would grant me peace of mind. Instead, they downplayed my trauma, going so far as to spread a rumor of my past to shame me of my mental illness, spiraling me deeper into depression, which I’ve been struggling with for over a year now. I just want Shinji to be happy, so this past self of mine can be laid to rest once more. I’m afraid to decouple myself from him after losing my friend to suicide, which Eva made me feel responsible for, especially when I saw Shinji kill Kaworu, of which I fail to understand how anyone can call it praiseworthy. Until then, I feel nothing else matters. There’s a reason why I keep coming back to Evangelion; something that reminds me of nothing but pain. I want to prove to myself I’m not crazy for feeling this way, that Evangelion really did force me to relive my trauma, that my depression is not just a figment of my imagination or another anime plot point. I want to feel that my fear and resentment towards Eva is justified. But the fact I’m the only one I know in existence who’s been traumatized by an anime makes me feel like I really am crazy. Whenever I feel this way, there’s something I remind myself with. But finally, with 3.0+1.0 released, I can rest easy knowing that Shinji has finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel. Evangelion is finished, and I want it to remain that way. But if things hadn’t turned out that way, I wouldn’t be here today.

i love garnt's passion any art that can evoke that much passion from someone has some kind of merit, to me, i mean that's what art is supposed to do, to stoke the heart to motion, to make you feel, to make you care, to make you remember

I have been an Evangelion fan since 1999 until today I think I have seen and read all the ¨cannon¨ and none cannon material, even the Re-take. Don´t get my wrong I´m still sad since this has been part of my life for so long, but I really loved seeing the ending of this long journey.

There’s a theory I really like about the naming scheme of these movies. 1.0 is Evangelion as it was. A shot for shot recreation. 2.0 is Evangelion as the fans saw it. Action, fan-service, and hope. 3.0 is Evangelion as Anno wanted it to be. Weird psychological sci-fi nonsense that’s very bleak and depressing. 3.0 + 1.0 is the reconciliation of Evangelion as it was and Evangelion as Anno wanted it to be. Personally my favorite piece of Eva content.

Most awaited vid!

I've watch all of Evangelion (2019-2021) and I totally feel like Connor just sitting there watching Joey and Grant explain the entire storyline because I didn't understand anything even after finishing the last movie however I'm glad shinji had a good ending and closure

I only watched the original show and End Of Evangelion for the first time a few years ago and for some reason I feel like I should wait longer before ever watching the rebuild movies.

Connors credibility after comparing bojack to shinji 😐📉

watching this gem pre and "post" depression is so deep.

Its cool that manga , anime, end of evangelion and 3+1 are actually 4th different endings where all of them converge after the last angel and third impact. I think the whole series , is Hiddeaki anno getting in tterms with himself in different moments of his life

But 3.0+1.0 isn't hard to understand, the events are absolute nonsense but that's on purpose, because none of it matters. It's like Anno wanted the viewer to completely zone out of the biblical bullshit so they can just pay attention to the characters.

I haven't seen it yet but the way you guys are describing it sounds a bit like a David Lynch movie. Where, the plot doesn't really follow logic, but it's more about the experience of the story and the emotional journey along with the characters. There isn't a message or theme, it just sort of is what it is. And it doesn't have to be a pretentious thing either, it's just something a little different from what we usually watch.

Never before has 20 episodes of an anime made me invest months of time into movies, OVA's, and RU-vid videos to understand the other 4 episodes plus 10 other movies

It may not be the best ending for everyone but for me I think it hit me very hard especially cos I watched it a month before I turn 18 so it's themes of hope and being happy with yourself really resonated with me And as a whole I kinda liked the rebuilds I enjoy them going into a new direction but I get the criticisms it's not for everyone and that's fine

ENDING, development, story, and message (basically everything) of EOE, Manga, Serie, Genocide, Retake>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gekijouban (the movies are not even captioned as rebuilds in japanese, so those titles in each movie are nonsense at the end of the day )

It was a trip, but it really felt like the series finally got over the depression by the end of it. Finally Shinji's actions made sense. Finally the characters got explored in a proper way. Finally we get a Rei that does more than stand there so Shinji can get motivated. Finally we get why Asuka ever even liked Shinji. So many resolutions. And well, I don't know what the fuck that ending was but it looked cool.

After watching the EOE movie I was super confused that I said to myself "wtf did I just see?" and it just getting worse when everybody started to turn in to an orange juice I can't sleep at that night..

The first time I watched was on Netflix and then I watched the og 1997 one, the manga and all the movies then I went onto Fandom pages, watched analysis videos and since I've realized how the show refers to religion and philosophy (I'm really into philosophy BTW). I got the books they refer to, and began to research everything and i mean EVERYTHING. I'm 15 and now I see the world as a 35/40 year old man.